I think the best strategy is to write Principal Castelli, rather than the leftist teacher who was so stupid that he didn't realize this was going to backfire on him. The principal is supposed to be in charge of the staff. The principals for whom I taught required that anything mailed out by teachers and their classes be submitted to the office first, so it is odd that this principal acts as though the school has no responsibility for this fiasco. And by the way, perhaps someone could have spent their time better in teaching these sixth-graders how to spell. How embarrassing!
Exactly.
All my teachers corrected misspelling (and deducted points) , not just English teachers.
The soldier's father will be on Hannity & Colmes tonight. I have a feeling this principal is going to have a very rough week or so.
I disagree that the teacher didn't realize the implications of his assignment. I think he did and didn't care - You know, free speech and all. In his demented world he'll now be a martyr for this free speech and will bask in the adulation of his like minded peers. (The Ward Churchill syndrome)
Schools don't teach spelling anymore, it's bad for the kids' self-esteem. They don't teach grammar anymore either, for the same reason.